PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act File Number:    811-10555
Registrant Name:    PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund
Address of Principal Executive Offices:    1633 Broadway
   New York, NY 10019
Name and Address of Agent for Service:    Trent W. Walker
   650 Newport Center Drive
   Newport Beach, CA 92660
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (844) 337-4626
Date of Fiscal Year End:    July 31
Date of Reporting Period:    October 31, 2018


Item 1. Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands*, except number of shares, contracts and units, if any)

 

                                         
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
    MARKET
VALUE
(000S)
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES 121.9% ¤

   

LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 4.6%

   

Alphabet Holding Co., Inc.

   

5.802% (LIBOR03M + 3.500%) due 09/26/2024 ~

  $ 99     $ 95  

Altice France S.A.

   

6.280% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 08/14/2026 ~

    300       296  

Avantor, Inc.

   

6.302% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 11/21/2024 ~

    50       50  

CenturyLink, Inc.

   

5.052% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 01/31/2025 ~

    349       345  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

   

5.563% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 01/27/2021 ~

    1,438       1,411  

Concordia International Corp.

   

7.781% (LIBOR03M + 5.500%) due 09/06/2024 ~

    1,500       1,474  

Diamond Resorts International

   

6.052% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/02/2023 ~

    349       341  

Dubai World

   

1.750% - 2.000% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 09/30/2022 ~

    496       465  

Energizer Holdings. Inc.

   

TBD% due 05/18/2019

    100       100  

Envision Healthcare Corp.

   

6.052% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/10/2025 ~

    500       491  

Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

6.052% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 10/01/2025 ~

    600       596  

Forbes Energy Services LLC

   

9.000% - 14.000% due 04/13/2021

    155       156  

Forest City Enterprises LP

   

TBD% due 10/24/2025

    100       101  

FrontDoor, Inc.

   

4.813% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 08/14/2025 «~

    20       20  

Frontier Communications Corp.

   

6.060% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 06/15/2024 ~

    594       576  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

TBD% due 01/30/2019 ^(e)

    14,300       10,400  

IRB Holding Corp.

   

TBD% due 02/05/2025

    840       840  

TBD% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 02/05/2025 ~

    100       100  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.

   

7.302% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 05/10/2025 ~

    1,053       1,046  

Messer Industrie GmbH

   

TBD% due 10/01/2025

    100       100  

MH Sub LLC

   

6.030% (LIBOR03M + 3.750%) due 09/13/2024 ~

    119       119  

Ministry of Finance of Tanzania

   

7.825% (LIBOR03M + 5.500%) due 12/10/2019 «~

    200       196  

Multi Color Corp.

   

4.302% (LIBOR03M + 2.000%) due 10/31/2024 ~

    16       16  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd.

   

5.531% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 10/25/2020 ~

    2,608       2,379  

Parexel International Corp.

   

5.052% (LIBOR03M + 2.750%) due 09/27/2024 ~

    99       98  

PetSmart, Inc.

   

5.280% (LIBOR03M + 3.000%) due 03/11/2022 ~

    80       68  

Ply Gem Industries, Inc.

   

6.175% due 04/12/2025

    40       40  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC

   

7.389% - 7.408% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 11/28/2021 «~

    217       214  

11.520% (LIBOR03M + 9.000%) due 04/28/2022 «~

    90       89  

Sprint Communications, Inc.

   

4.813% (LIBOR03M + 2.500%) due 02/02/2024 ~

    1,576       1,575  

Starfruit Finco BV

   

3.750% due 10/01/2025 ~

  EUR 200       229  

5.770% (LIBOR03M + 3.250%) due 10/01/2025 ~

  $ 200       200  

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

   

7.280% (LIBOR03M + 5.000%) due 03/09/2023 ~

    20       20  

Verifone Systems, Inc.

   

6.322% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 08/20/2025 ~

    100       100  

Verscend Holding Corp.

   

6.802% (LIBOR03M + 4.500%) due 08/27/2025 ~

    150       151  

West Corp.

   

6.302% - 6.527% (LIBOR03M + 4.000%) due 10/10/2024 ~

    32       32  

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

TBD% due 12/16/2020 ^«(e)

    955       382  


                                         

4.076% - 10.562% (LIBOR03M + 8.250%) due 05/21/2019 ~

    1,499       1,529  
   

 

 

 

Total Loan Participations and Assignments

(Cost $29,769)

        26,440  
   

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES 49.9%

   

BANKING & FINANCE 26.0%

   

AGFC Capital Trust

   

4.186% (US0003M + 1.750%) due 01/15/2067 ~

    2,300       1,207  

Ally Financial, Inc.

   

8.000% due 11/01/2031 (n)

    6,184       7,463  

Ambac LSNI LLC

   

7.396% due 02/12/2023 •

    473       480  

Ardonagh Midco PLC

   

8.375% due 07/15/2023

  GBP 10,537       12,653  

Athene Holding Ltd.

   

4.125% due 01/12/2028

  $ 52       48  

Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd.

   

5.500% due 01/15/2023

    175       175  

AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc.

   

4.350% due 04/20/2028

    124       119  

5.000% due 04/20/2048

    72       64  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

   

6.750% due 02/18/2020 •(j)(k)

  EUR 600       698  

Banco Espirito Santo S.A.

   

4.000% due 01/21/2019 ^(e)

    4,300       1,485  

Banco Santander S.A.

   

6.250% due 09/11/2021 •(j)(k)

    500       582  

Barclays PLC

   

3.250% due 01/17/2033

  GBP 200       230  

6.500% due 09/15/2019 •(j)(k)

  EUR 2,200       2,570  

7.250% due 03/15/2023 •(j)(k)

  GBP 6,300       8,280  

7.750% due 09/15/2023 •(j)(k)

  $ 800       800  

8.000% due 12/15/2020 •(j)(k)

  EUR 2,100       2,607  

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP

   

6.000% due 08/18/2021

  $ 900       903  

6.500% due 03/20/2021

    4,900       4,936  

Brighthouse Holdings LLC

   

6.500% due 07/27/2037 Ø(j)

    70       67  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.

   

3.900% due 01/25/2028

    88       82  

4.700% due 09/20/2047

    196       180  

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

   

6.500% due 06/17/2022

    8,000       8,418  

CBL & Associates LP

   

5.950% due 12/15/2026

    20       17  

Credit Agricole S.A.

   

7.875% due 01/23/2024 •(j)(k)(n)

    830       860  

Credit Suisse Group AG

   

7.500% due 07/17/2023 •(j)(k)

    200       204  

Emerald Bay S.A.

   

0.000% due 10/08/2020 (h)

  EUR 1,657       1,781  

EPR Properties

   

4.750% due 12/15/2026 (n)

  $ 3,100       2,997  

Equinix, Inc.

   

2.875% due 03/15/2024

  EUR 100       115  

2.875% due 02/01/2026

    100       111  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   

6.125% due 07/15/2021 (n)

  $ 3,500       3,642  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC

   

6.500% due 10/01/2025

    260       256  

6.750% due 03/15/2022 (n)

    332       341  

Freedom Mortgage Corp.

   

8.250% due 04/15/2025

    61       57  

GLP Capital LP

   

5.250% due 06/01/2025

    20       20  

GSPA Monetization Trust

   

6.422% due 10/09/2029

    3,533       3,977  

HSBC Bank PLC

   

6.330% due 05/18/2023 (c)

    5,800       5,804  

HSBC Holdings PLC

   

5.875% due 09/28/2026 •(j)(k)

  GBP 200       254  

6.000% due 09/29/2023 •(j)(k)

  EUR 3,193       3,955  

6.500% due 03/23/2028 •(j)(k)

  $ 480       451  

Hunt Cos., Inc.

   

6.250% due 02/15/2026

    24       22  

Intrepid Aviation Group Holdings LLC

   

8.500% due 08/15/2021

    6,420       6,468  

iStar, Inc.

   

4.625% due 09/15/2020

    13       13  

5.250% due 09/15/2022

    48       47  

Jefferies Finance LLC

   

6.875% due 04/15/2022

    1,000       1,007  

7.375% due 04/01/2020 (n)

    2,100       2,131  

7.500% due 04/15/2021

    1,444       1,458  


                                         

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

   

5.875% due 04/01/2024

    66       64  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

   

7.500% due 09/27/2025 •(j)(k)

    300       302  

7.625% due 06/27/2023 •(j)(k)

  GBP 2,166       2,945  

7.875% due 06/27/2029 •(j)(k)

    1,500       2,143  

LoanCore Capital Markets LLC

   

6.875% due 06/01/2020 (n)

  $ 6,100       6,165  

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co.

   

5.100% due 04/26/2048 •

    200       199  

MetLife, Inc.

   

5.875% due 03/15/2028 •(j)

    8       8  

Nationstar Mortgage LLC

   

6.500% due 07/01/2021

    712       713  

Nationwide Building Society

   

10.250% ~(j)

  GBP 34       6,486  

Navient Corp.

   

5.625% due 08/01/2033

  $ 686       561  

6.500% due 06/15/2022

    78       79  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.

   

6.750% due 07/01/2022

    1,496       1,515  

Provident Funding Associates LP

   

6.375% due 06/15/2025

    27       27  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   

7.500% due 08/10/2020 •(j)(k)

    3,070       3,128  

8.000% due 08/10/2025 •(j)(k)

    6,390       6,610  

8.625% due 08/15/2021 •(j)(k)

    2,700       2,845  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

   

6.750% due 06/24/2024 •(j)(k)

  GBP 3,795       4,965  

7.375% due 06/24/2022 •(j)(k)

    3,520       4,686  

Societe Generale S.A.

   

6.750% due 04/06/2028 •(j)(k)

  $ 200       177  

7.375% due 10/04/2023 •(j)(k)

    600       584  

Spirit Realty LP

   

4.450% due 09/15/2026 (n)

    1,600       1,520  

Springleaf Finance Corp.

   

5.625% due 03/15/2023

    1,200       1,170  

6.125% due 05/15/2022

    656       663  

6.875% due 03/15/2025

    93       89  

8.250% due 10/01/2023

    170       183  

Tesco Property Finance PLC

   

7.623% due 07/13/2039

  GBP 409       711  

TP ICAP PLC

   

5.250% due 01/26/2024

    2,939       3,606  

Unigel Luxembourg S.A.

   

10.500% due 01/22/2024

  $ 560       577  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC

   

5.659% due 06/30/2027

  GBP 3,361       4,748  

6.542% due 03/30/2021

    1,047       1,405  

WeWork Cos., Inc.

   

7.875% due 05/01/2025

  $ 72       66  
   

 

 

 
        148,975  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS 19.5%

   

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust

   

3.700% due 07/15/2027

    24       23  

Altice Financing S.A.

   

6.625% due 02/15/2023 (n)

    2,300       2,282  

7.500% due 05/15/2026 (n)

    1,600       1,508  

Altice France S.A.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2026 (n)

    5,340       5,146  

Associated Materials LLC

   

9.000% due 01/01/2024

    774       783  

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.

   

8.750% due 07/15/2026

    1,400       1,414  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC

   

5.250% due 10/15/2025

    8       7  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

   

5.500% due 04/01/2026

    20       20  

Charter Communications Operating LLC

   

4.200% due 03/15/2028

    134       126  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   

5.686% (US0003M + 3.250%) due 04/15/2019 ~

    115       116  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

   

6.500% due 11/15/2022

    640       653  

7.625% due 03/15/2020

    3,470       3,479  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

   

4.875% due 01/15/2024

    32       31  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

   

5.125% due 08/01/2021 (n)

    5,274       5,023  

6.250% due 03/31/2023 (n)

    6,305       5,822  

8.625% due 01/15/2024

    633       642  

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust

   

9.798% due 10/01/2022

    515       544  


                                         

CSN Islands Corp.

   

6.875% due 09/21/2019 (n)

    200       200  

CSN Resources S.A.

   

6.500% due 07/21/2020

    1,322       1,292  

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.

   

7.750% due 09/01/2023

    694       714  

DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc.

   

8.000% due 06/01/2021 (n)

    4,100       4,223  

Exela Intermediate LLC

   

10.000% due 07/15/2023 (n)

    117       122  

Ferroglobe PLC

   

9.375% due 03/01/2022

    1,550       1,626  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

   

6.500% due 03/01/2024

    1,414       1,239  

6.875% due 03/01/2026

    1,558       1,352  

7.000% due 02/15/2021

    582       570  

Ford Motor Co.

   

7.700% due 05/15/2097 (n)

    7,315       7,771  

Fresh Market, Inc.

   

9.750% due 05/01/2023 (n)

    5,650       4,153  

Frontdoor, Inc.

   

6.750% due 08/15/2026

    68       70  

Frontier Finance PLC

   

8.000% due 03/23/2022

  GBP 4,600       5,911  

Full House Resorts, Inc.

   

8.575% due 01/31/2024 «

  $ 297       281  

General Electric Co.

   

5.000% due 01/21/2021 •(j)

    273       252  

HCA, Inc.

   

7.500% due 11/15/2095

    1,200       1,197  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

   

5.125% due 05/01/2026

    131       128  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

   

9.000% due 09/15/2022 ^(e)

    3,815       2,766  

11.250% due 03/01/2021 ^(e)

    375       270  

Intelsat Connect Finance S.A.

   

9.500% due 02/15/2023

    86       83  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

   

7.500% due 04/01/2021

    285       289  

8.000% due 02/15/2024

    44       46  

8.500% due 10/15/2024

    550       541  

9.750% due 07/15/2025

    115       121  

Intelsat Luxembourg S.A.

   

7.750% due 06/01/2021 (n)

    10,499       9,974  

8.125% due 06/01/2023

    1,121       947  

International Game Technology PLC

   

6.250% due 01/15/2027

    600       594  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

7.800% due 08/01/2031 (n)

    3,580       4,355  

Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A.

   

5.500% due 04/15/2025 (n)

    474       384  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.

   

6.500% due 09/15/2026

    96       97  

Metinvest BV

   

8.500% due 04/23/2026

    1,000       955  

Netflix, Inc.

   

4.625% due 05/15/2029

  EUR 200       228  

New Albertson’s LP

   

6.570% due 02/23/2028 (n)

  $ 5,600       3,948  

Odebrecht Oil & Gas Finance Ltd.

   

0.000% due 11/30/2018 (h)(j)

    345       8  

0.000% due 12/03/2018 (h)(j)

    407       9  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

   

6.625% due 05/15/2022

    342       328  

Pacific Drilling First Lien Escrow Issuer Ltd.

   

8.375% due 10/01/2023

    274       278  

Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd.

   

3.625% due 03/15/2021

    80       77  

4.500% due 03/15/2023

    159       152  

5.250% due 08/15/2022

    13       13  

5.500% due 02/15/2024

    36       36  

Pelabuhan Indonesia Persero PT

   

4.500% due 05/02/2023

    200       195  

Petroleos Mexicanos

   

6.500% due 03/13/2027

    190       185  

6.750% due 09/21/2047

    50       43  

PetSmart, Inc.

   

5.875% due 06/01/2025

    108       85  

Platin GmbH

   

6.875% due 06/15/2023

  EUR 400       452  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

   

9.250% due 05/15/2023

  $ 1,280       1,356  

QVC, Inc.

   

5.450% due 08/15/2034

    900       800  

5.950% due 03/15/2043 (n)

    3,682       3,296  


                                         

Radiate Holdco LLC

   

6.875% due 02/15/2023

    70       68  

Refinitiv U.S. Holdings, Inc.

   

4.500% due 05/15/2026

  EUR 200       227  

6.250% due 05/15/2026

  $ 150       149  

Rockpoint Gas Storage Canada Ltd.

   

7.000% due 03/31/2023

    8       8  

Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC

   

7.487% due 03/25/2031

  GBP 1,000       1,504  

Safeway, Inc.

   

7.250% due 02/01/2031

  $ 1,345       1,335  

Sands China Ltd.

   

4.600% due 08/08/2023

    200       198  

5.125% due 08/08/2025

    200       196  

5.400% due 08/08/2028

    400       383  

Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd.

   

8.250% due 02/15/2025

    35       35  

SoftBank Group Corp.

   

4.000% due 04/20/2023

  EUR 4,600       5,420  

Spirit Issuer PLC

   

3.500% (BP0003M + 2.700%) due 12/28/2031 ~

  GBP 1,000       1,259  

6.582% due 03/28/2025

    630       816  

Sunoco LP

   

4.875% due 01/15/2023

  $ 64       62  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

   

4.750% due 02/01/2028

    19       18  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL

   

5.500% due 03/01/2028

    200       186  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands BV

   

3.250% due 04/15/2022

  EUR 300       351  

Times Square Hotel Trust

   

8.528% due 08/01/2026

  $ 1,517       1,747  

Transocean Pontus Ltd.

   

6.125% due 08/01/2025

    146       145  

Triumph Group, Inc.

   

4.875% due 04/01/2021

    106       100  

5.250% due 06/01/2022

    24       22  

United Group BV

   

4.375% due 07/01/2022

  EUR 100       117  

4.875% due 07/01/2024

    100       117  

Univision Communications, Inc.

   

5.125% due 05/15/2023

  $ 113       107  

5.125% due 02/15/2025

    541       496  

UPCB Finance Ltd.

   

3.625% due 06/15/2029

  EUR 190       213  

Verscend Escrow Corp.

   

9.750% due 08/15/2026

  $ 1,178       1,184  

ViaSat, Inc.

   

5.625% due 09/15/2025

    92       86  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC

   

5.000% due 04/15/2027

  GBP 300       379  

VOC Escrow Ltd.

   

5.000% due 02/15/2028

  $ 54       51  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.

   

5.375% due 08/15/2026

    80       80  

Westmoreland Coal Co.

   

8.750% due 01/01/2022 ^(e)

    5,765       2,277  

Wind Tre SpA

   

2.625% due 01/20/2023

  EUR 200       211  

2.750% due 01/20/2024 •

    200       210  
   

 

 

 
      111,388  
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES 4.4%

   

AT&T, Inc.

   

4.900% due 08/15/2037 (n)

  $ 358       329  

5.450% due 03/01/2047

    50       48  

DTEK Finance PLC (10.750% Cash or 10.750% PIK)

   

10.750% due 12/31/2024 (d)

    2,713       2,784  

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.

   

7.375% due 05/01/2030

    8,200       8,528  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd.

   

6.350% due 12/01/2021

    401       395  

Odebrecht Drilling Norbe Ltd. (6.350% Cash or 7.350% PIK)

   

7.350% due 12/01/2026 (d)

    173       108  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.

   

6.720% due 12/01/2022

    1,250       1,200  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd. (6.720% Cash or 7.720% PIK)

   

7.720% due 12/01/2026 (d)

    4,323       1,340  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

   

5.999% due 01/27/2028

    138       131  

6.250% due 12/14/2026

  GBP  4,800       6,396  

6.625% due 01/16/2034

    100       129  

7.375% due 01/17/2027

  $ 36       37  

Rio Oil Finance Trust

   

8.200% due 04/06/2028

    250       261  


                                         

9.250% due 07/06/2024 (n)

    2,601       2,787  

9.250% due 07/06/2024

    358       383  

9.750% due 01/06/2027 (n)

    187       203  

9.750% due 01/06/2027

    224       244  
   

 

 

 
      25,303  
   

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost $288,368)
      285,666  
   

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS & NOTES 0.8%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.8%

   

Caesars Entertainment Corp.

   

5.000% due 10/01/2024

    994       1,421  

DISH Network Corp.

   

3.375% due 08/15/2026

    3,400       3,038  
   

 

 

 
Total Convertible Bonds & Notes
(Cost $5,255)
      4,459  
   

 

 

 

MUNICIPAL BONDS & NOTES 4.9%

   

CALIFORNIA 0.9%

   

Riverside County, California Redevelopment Successor Agency Tax Allocation Bonds, Series 2010

   

7.750% due 10/01/2037

    1,220       1,324  

Stockton Public Financing Authority, California Revenue Bonds, (BABs), Series 2009

   

7.942% due 10/01/2038

    3,400       3,534  
   

 

 

 
      4,858  
   

 

 

 

ILLINOIS 2.5%

   

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

   

7.517% due 01/01/2040

    12,700       13,716  

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2014

   

6.314% due 01/01/2044

    60       58  

Chicago, Illinois General Obligation Bonds, Series 2017

   

7.045% due 01/01/2029

    110       116  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, (BABs), Series 2010

   

6.725% due 04/01/2035

    35       37  

7.350% due 07/01/2035

    20       22  

Illinois State General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003

   

5.100% due 06/01/2033

    270       255  
   

 

 

 
      14,204  
   

 

 

 

VIRGINIA 0.1%

   

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

6.706% due 06/01/2046

    770       753  
   

 

 

 

WEST VIRGINIA 1.4%

   

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority, West Virginia Revenue Bonds, Series 2007

   

0.000% due 06/01/2047 (h)

    44,400       2,553  

7.467% due 06/01/2047

    5,775       5,674  
   

 

 

 
      8,227  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds & Notes
(Cost $26,062)
      28,042  
   

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 5.4%

   

Fannie Mae

   

3.000% due 02/25/2043 (a)

    52,481       10,354  

5.831% due 07/25/2029 •

    850       922  

8.031% due 07/25/2029 •

    1,150       1,390  

Freddie Mac

   

0.000% due 04/25/2045 - 02/25/2046 (b)(h)

    8,983       7,968  

0.100% due 02/25/2046 (a)

    79,865       132  

0.200% due 04/25/2045 (a)

    5,683       4  

6.139% due 11/25/2055 «~

    8,144       4,892  

9.831% due 12/25/2027 •

    3,286       4,063  

13.037% due 03/25/2025 •

    728       1,005  
   

 

 

 
Total U.S. Government Agencies
(Cost $28,191)
      30,730  
   

 

 

 

NON-AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES 23.5%

   

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.500% due 10/25/2035 ^

    3,559       3,261  

6.000% due 01/25/2036 ^

    100       97  

Banc of America Funding Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    297       280  

Banc of America Mortgage Trust

   

3.899% due 03/25/2035 ~

    76       75  

6.000% due 03/25/2037 ^

    313       296  

BCAP LLC Trust

   

3.736% due 03/27/2036 ~

    2,263       1,930  

3.847% due 08/28/2037 ~

    7,087       6,906  


                                         

4.926% due 03/26/2037 Ø

    839       873  

6.244% due 07/26/2036 ~

    1,602       1,655  

Bear Stearns ALT-A Trust

   

2.781% due 01/25/2036 ^•

    1,304       1,327  

3.857% due 08/25/2036 ^~

    852       577  

3.921% due 11/25/2036 ^~

    3,811       3,211  

3.954% due 09/25/2047 ^~

    6,183       5,081  

4.259% due 09/25/2035 ^~

    567       433  

4.353% due 11/25/2035 ^~

    5,302       4,989  

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.707% due 04/12/2038 ~

    210       209  

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust

   

7.500% due 08/25/2036 Ø

    921       831  

CD Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.398% due 12/11/2049 ~

    7       5  

CD Mortgage Trust

   

5.688% due 10/15/2048

    7,740       3,984  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

   

3.635% due 12/25/2035 ^~

    10       9  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    840       694  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.453% due 09/25/2037 ^~

    1,330       1,159  

3.585% due 04/25/2037 ^~

    239       209  

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.051% due 12/10/2049 ~

    2,543       1,564  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Resecuritization Trust

   

6.000% due 08/25/2037 ^~

    1,091       841  

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

   

5.500% due 03/25/2035

    291       218  

5.750% due 01/25/2035

    341       340  

5.750% due 02/25/2035

    382       368  

5.750% due 03/25/2037 ^

    708       612  

6.000% due 02/25/2035

    1,098       1,061  

6.000% due 04/25/2036

    1,099       833  

6.000% due 02/25/2037 ^

    5,665       3,839  

6.000% due 04/25/2037 ^

    1,190       879  

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    160       157  

6.250% due 12/25/2036 ^•

    1,517       1,137  

6.500% due 08/25/2036 ^

    503       324  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

   

3.826% due 09/20/2036 ^~

    255       222  

6.000% due 07/25/2037

    1,609       1,273  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

   

4.261% due 10/26/2036 ~

    7,415       5,034  

Epic Drummond Ltd.

   

0.000% due 01/25/2022 •

  EUR 135       151  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp.

   

4.591% due 10/10/2032 ~

  $ 5,300       4,739  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.622% due 11/10/2039

    911       786  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

   

4.105% due 08/25/2034 ~

    314       304  

5.500% due 05/25/2036 ^

    299       427  

6.000% due 02/25/2036 ^

    2,548       1,988  

HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.762% due 01/19/2036 ^•

    3,453       2,918  

3.848% due 06/19/2036 ^~

    6,842       4,803  

IndyMac Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.500% due 07/25/2037 ^

    3,395       2,162  

Jefferies Resecuritization Trust

   

6.000% due 05/26/2036

    12,783       9,999  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust

   

3.537% due 03/25/2037 ^~

    1,544       1,475  

6.000% due 12/25/2035 ^

    1,733       1,674  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

   

5.623% due 05/12/2045

    1,071       868  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust

   

3.725% due 02/25/2036 ^~

    2,319       1,963  

4.009% due 04/25/2037 ~

    8       8  

4.090% due 01/25/2037 ^~

    615       591  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

   

5.407% due 11/15/2038

    847       654  

5.562% due 02/15/2040 ~

    599       388  

Lehman Mortgage Trust

   

6.000% due 07/25/2037 ^

    159       151  

Lehman XS Trust

   

2.501% due 06/25/2047 •

    2,018       1,834  

MASTR Alternative Loan Trust

   

6.750% due 07/25/2036

    1,772       1,203  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

3.554% due 03/25/2036 ^~

    734       559  

Motel 6 Trust

   

9.206% due 08/15/2019 •

    7,732       7,864  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust

   

2.511% due 05/25/2037 ^•

    168       124  

4.807% due 12/26/2034 ^~

    1,775       1,391  


                                         

6.000% due 08/25/2036 ^

    348       315  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

   

6.500% due 12/25/2031

    124       122  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

   

6.000% due 11/25/2036 ^

    2,715       1,752  

6.250% due 09/25/2037 ^

    2,670       1,810  

6.250% due 06/25/2046 ~

    1,276       1,213  

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc. Trust

   

4.345% due 02/25/2037 ~

    1,603       1,260  

6.500% due 03/25/2032

    146       149  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust

   

3.748% due 07/20/2037 ^~

    681       598  

3.808% due 02/20/2047 ~

    347       325  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.752% due 11/25/2036 ^~

    2,498       2,381  

3.896% due 01/25/2036 ^~

    2,243       1,711  

3.963% due 03/25/2037 ^~

    2,997       2,414  

4.118% due 07/25/2036 ^~

    8,117       7,234  

4.201% due 07/25/2035 ^~

    748       697  

4.239% due 07/25/2036 ^~

    481       387  

Suntrust Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.753% due 02/25/2037 ^~

    337       304  

3.792% due 04/25/2037 ^~

    527       449  

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

3.473% due 02/25/2037 ^~

    582       566  

3.542% due 07/25/2037 ^~

    415       345  

3.803% due 10/25/2036 ^~

    2,240       2,059  

3.888% due 07/25/2037 ^~

    970       902  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Trust

   

2.786% due 05/25/2047 ^•

    143       39  

6.000% due 10/25/2035 ^

    1,776       1,386  

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust

   

3.920% due 07/25/2036 ^~

    324       329  

4.325% due 05/25/2036 ^~

    55       57  
   

 

 

 
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $127,028)
      134,621  
   

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 21.6%

   

ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust

   

2.671% due 02/25/2036 •

    26,049       18,221  

Adagio CLO DAC

   

0.000% due 04/30/2031 ~

  EUR 1,800       1,677  

Airspeed Ltd.

   

2.550% due 06/15/2032 •

  $ 2,832       2,724  

Apidos CLO

   

0.000% due 01/20/2031 ~

    4,500       4,088  

Argent Securities Trust

   

2.471% due 03/25/2036 •

    3,816       2,346  

Avoca CLO DAC

   

0.000% due 10/15/2030 ~

  EUR 1,600       1,324  

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Trust

   

2.421% due 10/25/2036 ^•

  $ 4,506       4,784  

6.500% due 10/25/2036 ^

    346       266  

Belle Haven ABS CDO Ltd.

   

2.658% due 07/05/2046 •

    175,347       666  

BlueMountain CLO Ltd.

   

7.886% due 04/13/2027 •

    1,000       1,007  

CARLYLE U.S. CLO Ltd.

   

0.000% due 07/20/2029 ~

    1,895       1,614  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

   

0.000% due 01/16/2023 «(h)

    7       3,414  

CIFC Funding Ltd.

   

0.000% due 05/24/2026 ~

    2,300       1,483  

0.000% due 07/22/2026 ~

    1,500       823  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.447% due 12/25/2036 •

    3,956       2,621  

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

   

2.421% due 06/25/2047 ^•

    1,604       1,478  

2.451% due 03/25/2037 •

    1,754       1,697  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust

   

3.226% due 09/25/2035 •

    3,608       2,835  

3.256% due 05/25/2036 •

    6,956       3,726  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

   

0.000% due 05/15/2025 «(h)

    8       1,776  

Fremont Home Loan Trust

   

3.211% due 06/25/2035 ^•

    6,000       5,725  

Grosvenor Place CLO BV

   

0.000% due 04/30/2029 ~

  EUR 500       424  

Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust

   

2.441% due 07/25/2037 •

  $ 10,345       6,804  

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust

   

0.000% due 10/25/2036 (h)

    3,196       1,280  

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust

   

4.724% due 10/25/2030 ^Ø

    5,700       4,318  

Lehman XS Trust

   

5.170% due 08/25/2035 ^Ø

    158       157  


                                         

LNR CDO Ltd.

   

2.575% due 02/28/2043 •

    5,106       3,216  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust

   

2.581% due 01/25/2036 •

    4,572       4,123  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust

   

2.441% due 04/25/2037 •

    542       345  

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital, Inc. Trust

   

2.431% due 06/25/2036 •

    574       490  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust

   

6.250% due 07/25/2047 ^~

    680       474  

Park Place Securities, Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates

   

2.801% due 08/25/2035 •

    5,000       4,668  

4.051% due 10/25/2034 •

    573       533  

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Trust

   

3.481% due 01/25/2035 ^•

    2,788       2,218  

SLM Student Loan EDC Repackaging Trust

   

0.000% due 10/28/2029 «(h)

    3       3,058  

SLM Student Loan Trust

   

0.000% due 01/25/2042 «(h)

    4       2,533  

SMB Private Education Loan Trust

   

0.000% due 09/18/2046 «(h)

    1       1,660  

SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC

   

0.000% due 05/25/2040 (h)

    4,300       2,322  

0.000% due 07/25/2040 «(h)

    21       1,232  

0.000% due 09/25/2040 (h)

    1,718       1,106  

Soundview Home Loan Trust

   

2.531% due 08/25/2037 •

    2,000       1,888  

South Coast Funding Ltd.

   

2.941% due 08/10/2038 •

    10,175       2,036  

Symphony CLO Ltd.

   

7.036% due 07/14/2026 •

    2,000       1,997  

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd.

   

2.721% due 08/05/2036 ^•

    7,660       6,951  

2.721% due 08/05/2036 •

    414       376  

2.878% due 07/05/2035 •

    5,742       5,455  
   

 

 

 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost $113,775)
      123,959  
   

 

 

 

SOVEREIGN ISSUES 4.2%

   

Argentina Government International Bond

   

2.260% due 12/31/2038 Ø

  EUR 3,970       2,531  

3.375% due 01/15/2023

    200       190  

3.875% due 01/15/2022

    200       203  

5.250% due 01/15/2028

    200       175  

6.250% due 11/09/2047

    100       84  

7.820% due 12/31/2033

    9,275       9,526  

41.328% (BADLARPP) due 10/04/2022 ~

  ARS 58       3  

49.933% (BADLARPP + 3.250%) due 03/01/2020 ~

    800       24  

50.575% (BADLARPP + 2.500%) due 03/11/2019 ~(a)

    3,159       95  

52.756% (BADLARPP + 2.000%) due 04/03/2022 ~(a)

    60,426       1,739  

67.491% (ARLLMONP) due 06/21/2020 ~(a)

    92,302       3,115  

Autonomous Community of Catalonia

   

4.900% due 09/15/2021

  EUR 1,500       1,829  

Peru Government International Bond

   

6.350% due 08/12/2028

  PEN 2,700       830  

Republic of Greece Government International Bond

   

3.000% due 02/24/2023 Ø

  EUR 142       161  

3.000% due 02/24/2024 Ø

    142       160  

3.000% due 02/24/2025 Ø

    142       156  

3.000% due 02/24/2026 Ø

    142       155  

3.000% due 02/24/2027 Ø

    142       154  

3.000% due 02/24/2028 Ø

    142       153  

3.000% due 02/24/2029 Ø

    142       151  

3.000% due 02/24/2030 Ø

    142       149  

3.000% due 02/24/2031 Ø

    142       147  

3.000% due 02/24/2032 Ø

    142       144  

3.000% due 02/24/2033 Ø

    142       143  

3.000% due 02/24/2034 Ø

    142       138  

3.000% due 02/24/2035 Ø

    142       138  

3.000% due 02/24/2036 Ø

    142       135  

3.000% due 02/24/2037 Ø

    142       134  

3.000% due 02/24/2038 Ø

    142       133  

3.000% due 02/24/2039 Ø

    142       134  

3.000% due 02/24/2040 Ø

    142       132  

3.000% due 02/24/2041 Ø

    142       132  

3.000% due 02/24/2042 Ø

    142       132  

4.750% due 04/17/2019

    400       461  

Venezuela Government International Bond

   

6.000% due 12/09/2020 ^(e)

  $ 240       60  

8.250% due 10/13/2024 ^(e)

    28       7  


                                         

9.250% due 09/15/2027 ^(e)

    308       79  
   

 

 

 
Total Sovereign Issues
(Cost $29,480)
      23,832  
   

 

 

 
    SHARES        

COMMON STOCKS 0.9%

   

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 0.7%

   

Caesars Entertainment Corp. (f)

    466,592       4,008  
   

 

 

 

ENERGY 0.0%

   

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (f)(l)

    11,400       57  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIALS 0.2%

   

Ardonagh Group Ltd. «(l)

    761,602       1,227  
   

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks
(Cost $6,646)
      5,292  
   

 

 

 

WARRANTS 0.0%

   

INDUSTRIALS 0.0%

   

Sequa Corp. - Exp. 04/28/2024 «

    775,000       66  
   

 

 

 
Total Warrants
(Cost $0)
      66  
   

 

 

 

PREFERRED SECURITIES 2.1%

   

INDUSTRIALS 2.1%

   

Sequa Corp.

   

9.000% «

    16,289       12,015  
   

 

 

 
Total Preferred Securities
(Cost $16,096)
      12,015  
   

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS 1.6%

   

REAL ESTATE 1.6%

   

VICI Properties, Inc.

    416,263       8,987  
   

 

 

 
Total Real Estate Investment Trusts
(Cost $5,426)
      8,987  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INSTRUMENTS 2.4%

   

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (m) 0.8%

      4,613  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM NOTES 0.9%

   

Letras del Banco Central de la Republica Argentina

   

45.000% due 11/21/2018 (i)

  ARS 2,053       56  

46.250% due 11/21/2018 (i)

    704       19  

Ukraine Government International Bond

   

9.236% due 02/28/2019 (h)(i)

  $ 5,400       5,322  
   

 

 

 
      5,397  
   

 

 

 
    PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000S)
       

ARGENTINA TREASURY BILLS 0.2%

   

0.176% due 12/28/2018 - 04/30/2019 (g)(h)

  ARS 34,513       1,011  
   

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BILLS 0.5%

   

2.317% due 01/10/2019 - 01/24/2019 (g)(h)(p)(r)

  $ 3,132       3,116  
   

 

 

 
Total Short-Term Instruments
(Cost $13,991)
      14,137  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $690,087)
      698,246  
   

 

 

 
Total Investments 121.9%
(Cost $690,087)
    $ 698,246  
Financial Derivative Instruments (o)(q) 0.7%
(Cost or Premiums, net $11,341)
      3,831  
Preferred Shares (9.7)%       (55,525
Other Assets and Liabilities, net (12.9)%       (73,623
   

 

 

 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders 100.0%     $ 572,929  
   

 

 

 


Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

*

A zero balance may reflect actual amounts rounding to less than one thousand.

 

¤

The geographical classification of foreign (non-U.S.) securities in this report, if any, are classified by the country of incorporation of a holding. In certain instances, a security’s country of incorporation may be different from its country of economic exposure.

 

^

Security is in default.

 

«

Security valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 

All or a portion of this amount represent unfunded loan commitments. The interest rate for the unfunded portion will be determined at the time of funding.

 

~

Variable or Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread, rather are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date, which may vary by security. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description.

 

Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end. The rate may be based on a fixed rate, a capped rate or a floor rate and may convert to a variable or floating rate in the future. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

 

Ø

Coupon represents a rate which changes periodically based on a predetermined schedule or event. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(a)

Interest only security.

 

(b)

Principal only security.

 

(c)

When-issued security.

 

(d)

Payment in-kind security.

 

(e)

Security is not accruing income as of the date of this report.

 

(f)

Security did not produce income within the last twelve months.

 

(g)

Coupon represents a weighted average yield to maturity.

 

(h)

Zero coupon security.

 

(i)

Coupon represents a yield to maturity.

 

(j)

Perpetual maturity; date shown, if applicable, represents next contractual call date.

 

(k)

Contingent convertible security.

 

(l)

Restricted Securities:

 

Issuer Description      Acquisition Date        Cost        Market
Value
      

Market Value
as Percentage
of Net Assets
Applicable to
Common
Shareholders

 

Ardonagh Group Ltd.

       04/02/2015 - 07/20/2017        $ 1,020        $ 1,227          0.21

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

       10/09/2014 - 11/18/2016          370          57          0.01  
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $   1,390        $   1,284          0.22
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Borrowings and Other Financing Transactions

 

(m)

Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty   Lending
Rate
    Settlement
Date
    Maturity
Date
    Principal
Amount
    Collateralized By   Collateral
(Received)
    Repurchase
Agreements,
at Value
    Repurchase
Agreement
Proceeds
to be
Received  (1)
 
FICC     1.750     10/31/2018       11/01/2018     $ 2,213     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.375% due 04/15/2021   $ (2,260   $ 2,213     $ 2,213  
SAL     2.280       10/31/2018       11/01/2018       2,400     U.S. Treasury Notes 2.125% due 02/29/2024     (2,455     2,400       2,400  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

      $   (4,715   $   4,613     $   4,613  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

 

Counterparty    Borrowing
Rate (2)
     Settlement
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Amount
Borrowed (2)
    Payable for
Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 

BRC

     0.250      07/26/2018        (TBD ) (3)    $ (203   $ (202
     2.100        09/27/2018        (TBD ) (3)      (384     (385

FOB

     2.450        10/23/2018        11/06/2018       (7,458     (7,463

NOM

     2.950        10/17/2018        11/19/2018       (9,942     (9,954

RDR

     2.540        09/19/2018        12/19/2018       (4,260     (4,273

RTA

     3.044        09/07/2018        03/07/2019       (3,246     (3,261
     3.061        09/14/2018        03/14/2019       (7,000     (7,029

SOG

     2.890        09/07/2018        12/07/2018       (3,614     (3,630
     2.890        09/12/2018        12/12/2018       (5,049     (5,069

UBS

     2.530        09/13/2018        12/13/2018       (323     (324
     2.540        08/31/2018        12/03/2018       (1,505     (1,512
     2.550        08/28/2018        11/28/2018       (2,950     (2,964
     2.760        08/31/2018        12/03/2018       (2,222     (2,233
     2.770        08/28/2018        11/28/2018       (4,149     (4,170
     2.770        09/05/2018        12/05/2018       (3,540     (3,555
     2.780        09/13/2018        12/13/2018       (193     (194
     2.790        08/07/2018        11/07/2018       (14,765     (14,863
     2.820        09/05/2018        12/05/2018       (762     (765
     2.850        10/01/2018        01/02/2019       (6,318     (6,333
            

 

 

 

Total Reverse Repurchase Agreements

             $   (78,179
            

 

 

 


(n)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $84,379 have been pledged as collateral under the terms of master agreements as of October 31, 2018.

 

(1) 

Includes accrued interest.

(2) 

The average amount of borrowings outstanding during the period ended October 31, 2018 was $(83,122) at a weighted average interest rate of 2.727%. Average borrowings may include sale-buyback transactions and reverse repurchase agreements, if held during the period.

(3) 

Open maturity reverse repurchase agreement.

 

(o)

Financial Derivative Instruments: Exchange-Traded or Centrally Cleared

Swap Agreements:

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection (1)

 

                        Variation Margin  
Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
   

Payment

Frequency

  Maturity
Date
     Implied
Credit Spread at
October 31,  2018 (2)
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value (4)
    Asset     Liability  

Frontier Communications Corp.

    5.000   Quarterly     06/20/2020        10.700   $   5,500     $ (177   $ (238   $ (415   $ 0     $ (8

Novo Banco S.A.

    5.000     Quarterly     12/20/2021        0.000     EUR 100       (23     12       (11     0       (2
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
           $   (200   $   (226   $   (426   $   0     $   (10
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps

 

      Variation Margin  
Pay/Receive
Floating Rate
  Floating Rate Index   Fixed Rate     Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Market
Value
    Asset     Liability  
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.000   Semi-Annual     12/16/2020     $ 59,300     $ 1,546     $ (2,594   $ (1,048   $ 0     $ (42
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.000     Semi-Annual     06/15/2021       36,800       1,248       (2,099     (851     0       (35
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.250     Semi-Annual     12/20/2022       62,000       747       (2,531     (1,784     0       (98
Receive  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.000     Semi-Annual     06/20/2023       10,500       385       82       467       18       0  
Pay(5)  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.750     Semi-Annual     12/19/2023       139,300       (1,293     (1,368     (2,661     0       (268
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.750     Semi-Annual     06/17/2025       75,590       4,663       (6,012     (1,349     0       (195
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500     Semi-Annual     12/20/2027       44,900       325       (2,633     (2,308     0       (146
Pay  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.500     Semi-Annual     06/19/2044       169,400       (5,526     12,526       7,000       0       (1,209
Receive  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    2.500     Semi-Annual     06/20/2048         226,900       9,562       25,448       35,010       1,585       0  
Receive(5)  

3-Month USD-LIBOR

    3.000     Semi-Annual     12/19/2048       31,000       153       1,821       1,974       238       0  
Pay  

6-Month AUD-BBR-BBSW

    3.500     Semi-Annual     06/17/2025     AUD 7,600       188       145       333       0       (14
Receive(5)  

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    1.250     Annual     12/19/2028     EUR 2,000       (34     (24     (58     1       0  
Receive(5)  

6-Month EUR-EURIBOR

    1.000     Annual     03/20/2029       13,000       53       7       60       10       0  
Receive(5)  

6-Month GBP-LIBOR

    1.500     Semi-Annual     03/20/2029     GBP 21,100       340       15       355       153       0  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $   12,357     $   22,783     $   35,140     $   2,005     $   (2,007
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

    $ 12,157     $ 22,557     $ 34,714     $ 2,005     $ (2,017
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


(p)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $1,482 and cash of $9,571 have been pledged as collateral for exchange-traded and centrally cleared financial derivative instruments as of October 31, 2018.

 

(1) 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2) 

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4) 

The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced indices’ credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(5) 

This instrument has a forward starting effective date.

 

(q)

Financial Derivative Instruments: Over the Counter

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

 

       Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)  
Counterparty   Settlement
Month
     Currency to
be Delivered
     Currency to
be Received
     Asset     Liability  

BOA

    11/2018      ARS 5,150      $ 140      $ 0     $ (4
    11/2018      EUR 182        207        1       0  
    11/2018      GBP 2,581        3,356        57       0  
    11/2018      $ 139      ARS 5,150        4       0  
    01/2019      ARS 5,150      $ 127        0       (4

BPS

    11/2018        7,165        195        0       (4
    11/2018      EUR 41,133        48,549        1,960       0  
    11/2018      $ 224      ARS 9,109        27       0  
    11/2018        5,729      MXN   110,761        0       (285
    12/2018      PEN 2,303      $ 692        10       0  
    01/2019      $ 41      ARS 1,650        0       0  

BRC

    11/2018        412        16,237        34       0  

CBK

    11/2018      ARS 7,708      $ 181        0       (33
    11/2018      GBP 2,164        2,790        24       0  
    11/2018      $ 237      ARS 9,358        24       0  
    11/2018        1,063      GBP 833        2       0  
    01/2019        297      ARS 12,143        11       0  

DUB

    12/2018        67        2,857        8       0  

FBF

    01/2019        858      RUB 58,081        15       0  

GLM

    11/2018        968      EUR 851        0       (4

HUS

    12/2018        17      ARS 726        2       0  

JPM

    11/2018      GBP 52,629      $ 69,427        2,157       0  
    01/2019      $ 53      ARS 2,035        0       (2

MSB

    11/2018      ARS 7,743      $ 181        0       (34
    11/2018      $ 210      ARS 7,743        6       0  

NGF

    11/2018        43        1,680        3       0  
    12/2018        246        10,000        18       (2

SCX

    11/2018        46,821      EUR 41,133        0       (232
    12/2018      EUR 41,133      $ 46,939        233       0  

SOG

    11/2018      $ 73,676      GBP 57,374        0       (340
    12/2018      GBP   57,374      $ 73,779        341       0  

UAG

    11/2018      $ 5,271      RUB 338,263        0       (144
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

   $   4,937     $   (1,088
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

Swap Agreements:

Credit Default Swaps on Corporate Issues - Sell Protection (1)

 

      Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty    Reference Entity   Fixed
Receive Rate
    Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Implied Credit
Spread at
October 31, 2018 (2)
    Notional
Amount (3)
    Premiums
Paid/(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
BPS   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000   Quarterly     12/20/2019       1.025   $ 2,400     $ (247   $ 249     $ 2     $ 0  
GST   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2019       1.025       5,300       (543     548       5       0  
  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     09/20/2020       1.366       10       (1     1       0       0  
  

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     12/20/2021       1.861       100       (16     13       0       (3
HUS   

Petrobras Global Finance BV

    1.000     Quarterly     09/20/2020       1.366       40       (5     5       0       0  
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (812   $   816     $   7     $   (3
              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Total Return Swaps on Interest Rate Indices

 

      Swap Agreements, at Value  
Counterparty   Pay/Receive (4)   Underlying
Reference
  # of
Units
    Financing Rate   Payment
Frequency
  Maturity
Date
    Notional
Amount
    Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Asset     Liability  
GST  

Receive

 

iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index

    N/A    

3-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

  Maturity     06/20/2019     $ 400     $ (2   $ (2   $ 0     $ (4
JPM  

Receive

 

iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index

    N/A    

3-Month USD-LIBOR plus a specified spread

  Maturity     12/20/2018       400       (2     (4     0       (6
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $ (4   $ (6   $ 0     $ (10
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Swap Agreements

    $   (816   $   810     $   7     $   (13
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(r)

Securities with an aggregate market value of $288 have been pledged as collateral for financial derivative instruments as governed by International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements as of October 31, 2018.

 

(1) 

If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash, securities or other deliverable obligations equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(2) 

Implied credit spreads, represented in absolute terms, utilized in determining the market value of credit default swap agreements on corporate issues as of period end serve as indicators of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood or risk of default for the credit derivative. The implied credit spread of a particular referenced entity reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may include upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Wider credit spreads represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

(3) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(4) 

Receive represents that the Fund receives payments for any positive net return on the underlying reference. The Fund makes payments for any negative net return on such underlying reference. Pay represents that the Fund receives payments for any negative net return on the underlying reference. The Fund makes payments for any positive net return on such underlying reference.

Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of October 31, 2018 in valuing the Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

Category and Subcategory    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Fair Value
at 10/31/2018
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

                 

Loan Participations and Assignments

   $ 0        $ 25,539        $ 901        $ 26,440  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                 

Banking & Finance

     0          148,975          0          148,975  

Industrials

     0          111,107          281          111,388  

Utilities

     0          25,303          0          25,303  

Convertible Bonds & Notes

 

Industrials

     0          4,459          0          4,459  

Municipal Bonds & Notes

 

California

     0          4,858          0          4,858  

Illinois

     0          14,204          0          14,204  

Virginia

     0          753          0          753  

West Virginia

     0          8,227          0          8,227  

U.S. Government Agencies

     0          25,838          4,892          30,730  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     0          134,621          0          134,621  

Asset-Backed Securities

     0          110,286          13,673          123,959  

Sovereign Issues

     0          23,832          0          23,832  

Common Stocks

                 

Consumer Discretionary

     4,008          0          0          4,008  

Energy

     57          0          0          57  

Financials

     0          0          1,227          1,227  

Warrants

 

Industrials

     0          0          66          66  

Preferred Securities

 

Industrials

     0          0          12,015          12,015  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

                 

Real Estate

     8,987          0          0          8,987  

Short-Term Instruments

                 

Repurchase Agreements

     0          4,613          0          4,613  

Short-Term Notes

     0          5,397          0          5,397  

Argentina Treasury Bills

     0          1,011          0          1,011  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0          3,116          0          3,116  

Total Investments

   $   13,052        $   652,139        $   33,055        $   698,246  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Assets

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0          2,005          0          2,005  

Over the counter

     0          4,944          0          4,944  
   $ 0        $ 6,949        $ 0        $ 6,949  

Financial Derivative Instruments - Liabilities

                 

Exchange-traded or centrally cleared

     0          (2,017        0          (2,017

Over the counter

     0          (1,101        0          (1,101
     $ 0        $ (3,118      $ 0        $ (3,118

Total Financial Derivative Instruments

   $ 0        $ 3,831        $ 0        $ 3,831  

Totals

   $ 13,052        $ 655,970        $ 33,055        $ 702,077  


There were no significant transfers among Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended October 31, 2018.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the period ended October 31, 2018:

 

Category and Subcategory   Beginning
Balance
at 07/31/2018
    Net
Purchases
    Net
Sales
    Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation) (1)
    Transfers
into
Level 3
    Transfers
out
of Level 3
    Ending
Balance
at 10/31/2018
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on Investments
Held at
10/31/2018 (1)
 
Investments in Securities, at Value

 

             

Loan Participations and Assignments

  $ 610     $ 20     $ (103   $ 0     $ 4     $ (12   $ 382     $ 0     $ 901     $ (8

Corporate Bonds & Notes

                   

Industrials

    745       0       (1     1       0       (12     0       (452     281       (10

U.S. Government Agencies

    4,908       0       (18     27       7       (32     0       0       4,892       (32

Asset-Backed Securities

    11,202       6,904       0       22       0       (1,027     0       (3,428     13,673       (913

Common Stocks

                   

Financials

    1,200       0       0       0       0       27       0       0       1,227       27  

Warrants

                   

Industrials

    194       0       0       0       0       (128     0       0       66       (128

Preferred Securities

                   

Industrials

    14,456       204       0       0       0       (2,645     0       0       12,015       (2,645
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $   33,315     $   7,128     $   (122   $   50     $   11     $   (3,829   $   382     $   (3,880   $   33,055     $   (3,709
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Category and Subcategory    Ending
Balance
at 10/31/2018
     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Inputs    Input Value(s)
(% Unless Noted Otherwise)
 

Investments in Securities, at Value

          

Loan Participations and Assignments

   $ 196      Proxy Pricing   Base Price      98.129  
     705      Third Party Vendor   Broker Quote      40.000 - 100.750  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          

Industrials

     281     

Reference Instrument

 

Yield

     10.890  

U.S. Government Agencies

     4,892      Proxy Pricing   Base Price      60.160  

Asset-Backed Securities

     13,673      Proxy Pricing   Base Price      5,920.591 - 129,100.000  

Common Stocks

          

Financials

     1,227     

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

        

Warrants

          

Industrials

     66     

Other Valuation Techniques (2)

        

Preferred Securities

          

Industrials

     12,015     

Fundamental valuation

 

Company Assets

   $ 438,000,000.000  
  

 

 

         

Total

   $   33,055          
  

 

 

         

 

(1) 

Any difference between Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments Held at October 31, 2018 may be due to an investment no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

(2) 

Includes valuation techniques not defined in the Notes to Schedule of Investments as securities valued using such techniques are not considered significant to the Fund.

See Accompanying Notes


Notes to Financial Statements

1. INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

(a) Investment Valuation Policies The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund’s shares is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments and other assets attributable to the Fund less any liabilities by the total number of shares outstanding of the Fund.

On each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open, Fund shares are ordinarily valued as of the close of regular trading (“NYSE Close”). Information that becomes known to the Fund or its agents after the time as of which NAV has been calculated on a particular day will not generally be used to retroactively adjust the price of a security or the NAV determined earlier that day. The Fund reserves the right to change the time as of which its NAV is calculated if the Fund closes earlier, or as permitted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

For purposes of calculating a NAV, portfolio securities and other assets for which market quotes are readily available are valued at market value. Market value is generally determined on the basis of official closing prices or the last reported sales prices, or if no sales are reported, based on quotes obtained from established market makers or prices (including evaluated prices) supplied by the Fund’s approved pricing services, quotation reporting systems and other third-party sources (together, “Pricing Services”). The Fund will normally use pricing data for domestic equity securities received shortly after the NYSE Close and does not normally take into account trading, clearances or settlements that take place after the NYSE Close. If market value pricing is used, a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security traded on a foreign exchange or on more than one exchange is typically valued using pricing information from the exchange considered by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO” or the “Manager”) to be the primary exchange. A foreign (non-U.S.) equity security will be valued as of the close of trading on the foreign exchange, or the NYSE Close, if the NYSE Close occurs before the end of trading on the foreign exchange. Domestic and foreign (non-U.S.) fixed income securities, non-exchange traded derivatives, and equity options are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services using data reflecting the earlier closing of the principal markets for those securities. Prices obtained from Pricing Services may be based on, among other things, information provided by market makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to investments or securities with similar characteristics. Certain fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date. Exchange-traded options, except equity options, futures and options on futures are valued at the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Swap agreements are valued on the basis of bid quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or market-based prices supplied by Pricing Services. The Fund’s investments in open-end management investment companies, other than exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), are valued at the NAVs of such investments.

If a foreign (non-U.S.) equity security’s value has materially changed after the close of the security’s primary exchange or principal market but before the NYSE Close, the security may be valued at fair value based on procedures established and approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities that do not trade when the NYSE is open are also valued at fair value. With respect to foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities, the Fund may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by Pricing Services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair valuation is required and in determining fair values, the Fund may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the NYSE Close. The Fund may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-U.S. securities. For these purposes, any movement in the applicable reference index or instrument (“zero trigger”) relating to the non-U.S security being fair valued between the earlier close of the applicable foreign market and the NYSE Close may be deemed to be a significant event, prompting the application of the pricing model (effectively resulting in daily fair valuations). Foreign exchanges may permit trading in foreign (non-U.S.) equity securities on days when the Trust is not open for business, which may result in the Fund’s portfolio investments being affected when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares.

Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market exists to a reliable degree will be valued at the mean of the last available bid/ask prices in the market for such loans, as provided by a Pricing Service. Senior secured floating rate loans for which an active secondary market does not exist to a reliable degree will be valued at fair value, which is intended to approximate market value. In valuing a senior secured floating rate loan at fair value, the factors considered may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) the creditworthiness of the borrower and any intermediate participants, (b) the terms of the loan, (c) recent prices in the market for similar loans, if any, and (d) recent prices in the market for instruments of similar quality, rate, period until next interest rate reset and maturity.

Investments valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to the U.S. dollar using exchange rates obtained from Pricing Services. As a result, the value of such investments and, in turn, the NAV of the Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The value of investments traded in markets outside the United States or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the Fund is not open for business. As a result, to the extent that the Fund holds foreign (non-U.S.) investments, the value of those investments may change at times when shareholders are unable to buy or sell shares and the value of such investments will be reflected in the Fund’s next calculated NAV.

Investments for which market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or persons acting at their direction. The Board has adopted methods for valuing securities and other assets in circumstances where market quotes are not readily available, and has delegated to PIMCO the responsibility for applying the fair valuation methods. In the event that market quotes or market based valuations are not readily available, and the security or asset cannot be valued pursuant to a Board approved valuation method, the value of the security or asset will be determined in good faith by the Valuation Oversight Committee of the Board (“Valuation Oversight Committee”), generally based on recommendations provided by the Manager. Market quotes are considered not readily available in circumstances where there is an absence of current or reliable market-based data (e.g., trade information, bid/ask information, indicative market quotations (“Broker Quotes”), Pricing Services’ prices), including where events occur after the close of the relevant market, but prior to the NYSE Close, that materially affect the values of the Fund’s securities or assets. In addition, market quotes are considered not readily available when, due to extraordinary circumstances, the exchanges or markets on which the securities trade do not open for trading for the entire day and no other market prices are available. The Board has delegated to the Manager the responsibility for monitoring significant events that may materially affect the values of the Fund’s securities or assets and for determining whether the value of the applicable securities or assets should be reevaluated in light of such significant events.

When the Fund uses fair valuation to determine the value of a portfolio security or other asset for purposes of calculating its NAV, such investments will not be priced on the basis of quotes from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value. Fair valuation may require subjective determinations about the value of a security. While the Fund’s policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund’s NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing, the Fund cannot ensure that fair values determined by the Board or persons acting at their direction would accurately reflect the price that the Fund could obtain for a security if it were to dispose of that security as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale). The prices used by the Fund may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

(b) Fair Value Hierarchy U.S. GAAP describes fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods and requires disclosure of the fair value hierarchy,


separately for each major category of assets and liabilities, that segregates fair value measurements into levels (Level 1, 2, or 3). The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

 

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets or exchanges for identical assets and liabilities.

 

 

Level 2—Significant other observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs.

 

 

Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions made by the Board or persons acting at their direction that are used in determining the fair value of investments.

Assets or liabilities categorized as Level 2 or 3 as of period end have been transferred between Levels 2 and 3 since the prior period due to changes in the method utilized in valuing the investments. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 3 are a result of a change, in the normal course of business, from the use of methods used by Pricing Services (Level 2) to the use of a Broker Quote or valuation technique which utilizes significant unobservable inputs due to an absence of current or reliable market-based data (Level 3). Transfers from Level 3 to Level 2 are a result of the availability of current and reliable market-based data provided by Pricing Services or other valuation techniques which utilize significant observable inputs. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, the amounts of transfers between Levels 1 and 2 and transfers into and out of Level 3, if material, are disclosed in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. GAAP requires a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported fair values that presents changes attributable to realized gain (loss), unrealized appreciation (depreciation), purchases and sales, accrued discounts (premiums), and transfers into and out of the Level 3 category during the period. The end of period value is used for the transfers between Levels of the Fund’s assets and liabilities. Additionally, U.S. GAAP requires quantitative information regarding the significant unobservable inputs used in the determination of fair value of assets or liabilities categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy, and if material, a Level 3 reconciliation and details of significant unobservable inputs, have been included in the Notes to Schedule of Investments for the Fund.

(c) Valuation Techniques and the Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value The valuation methods (or “techniques”) and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio securities or other assets and liabilities categorized as Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Fixed income securities including corporate, convertible and municipal bonds and notes, U.S. government agencies, U.S. treasury obligations, sovereign issues, bank loans, convertible preferred securities and non-U.S. bonds are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from brokers and dealers or Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The Pricing Services’ internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis or as a repurchase commitment in a sale-buyback transaction are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date and are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities are usually issued as separate tranches, or classes, of securities within each deal. These securities are also normally valued by Pricing Services that use broker-dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The pricing models for these securities usually consider tranche-level attributes, current market data, estimated cash flows and market-based yield spreads for each tranche, and incorporate deal collateral performance, as available. Mortgage-related and asset-backed securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Common stocks, ETFs, exchange-traded notes and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, rights and warrants, or options on futures that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Valuation adjustments may be applied to certain securities that are solely traded on a foreign exchange to account for the market movement between the close of the foreign market and the NYSE Close. These securities are valued using Pricing Services that consider the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments. Securities using these valuation adjustments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Equity exchange-traded options and over the counter financial derivative instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts and options contracts derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. These contracts are normally valued on the basis of quotes obtained from a quotation reporting system, established market makers or Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE Close). Depending on the product and the terms of the transaction, financial derivative instruments can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as quoted prices, issuer details, indices, bid/ask spreads, interest rates, implied volatilities, yield curves, dividends and exchange rates. Financial derivative instruments that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs or a combination of these factors. They are valued using a broker-dealer bid quotation or on market-based prices provided by Pricing Services (normally determined as of the NYSE close). Centrally cleared swaps and over the counter swaps can be valued by Pricing Services using a series of techniques, including simulation pricing models. The pricing models may use inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as the overnight index swap rate (“OIS”), London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) forward rate, interest rates, yield curves and credit spreads. These securities are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.


Level 3 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value When a fair valuation method is applied by PIMCO that uses significant unobservable inputs, investments will be priced by a method that the Board or persons acting at their direction believe reflects fair value and are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation techniques and significant inputs used in determining the fair values of portfolio assets and liabilities categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Proxy pricing procedures set the base price of a fixed income security and subsequently adjust the price proportionally to market value changes of a pre-determined security deemed to be comparable in duration, generally a U.S. Treasury or sovereign note based on country of issuance. The base price may be a broker-dealer quote, transaction price, or an internal value as derived by analysis of market data. The base price of the security may be reset on a periodic basis based on the availability of market data and procedures approved by the Valuation Oversight Committee. Significant changes in the unobservable inputs of the proxy pricing process (the base price) would result in direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security. These securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

If third-party evaluated vendor pricing is not available or not deemed to be indicative of fair value, the Manager may elect to obtain Broker Quotes directly from the broker-dealer or passed through from a third-party vendor. In the event that fair value is based upon a single sourced Broker Quote, these securities are categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Broker Quotes are typically received from established market participants. Although independently received, the Manager does not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotation. Significant changes in the Broker Quote would have direct and proportional changes in the fair value of the security.

Short-term debt instruments (such as commercial paper) having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, so long as the amortized cost value of such short-term debt instruments is approximately the same as the fair value of the instrument as determined without the use of amortized cost valuation. These securities are categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the source of the base price.

2. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS

The Fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and distribute all of its taxable income and net realized gains, if applicable, to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made.

The Fund may be subject to local withholding taxes, including those imposed on realized capital gains. Any applicable foreign capital gains tax is accrued daily based upon net unrealized gains, and may be payable following the sale of any applicable investments.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Manager has reviewed the Fund’s tax positions for all open tax years. As of October 31, 2018, the Fund has recorded no liability for net unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions it has taken or expects to take in future tax returns.

The Fund files U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Fund’s tax returns are subject to examination by relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return but which can be extended to six years in certain circumstances. Tax returns for open years have incorporated no uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes.


GLOSSARY: (abbreviations that may be used in the preceding statements)      (Unaudited)
Counterparty Abbreviations:                  
BOA    Bank of America N.A.   GLM    Goldman Sachs Bank USA   RDR    RBC Capital Markets LLC
BPS    BNP Paribas S.A.   GST    Goldman Sachs International   RTA    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
BRC    Barclays Bank PLC   HUS    HSBC Bank USA N.A.   SAL    Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
CBK    Citibank N.A.   JPM    JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.   SCX    Standard Chartered Bank
DUB    Deutsche Bank AG   MSB    Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A   SOG    Societe Generale
FBF    Credit Suisse International   NGF    Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.   UAG    UBS AG Stamford
FICC    Fixed Income Clearing Corporation   NOM    Nomura Securities International Inc.   UBS    UBS Securities LLC
FOB    Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC          
Currency Abbreviations:                  
ARS    Argentine Peso   GBP    British Pound   RUB    Russian Ruble
AUD    Australian Dollar   MXN    Mexican Peso   USD (or $)    United States Dollar
EUR    Euro   PEN    Peruvian New Sol     
Index/Spread Abbreviations:                  
ARLLMONP    Argentina Blended Policy Rate   BP0003M    3 Month GBP-LIBOR   US0003M    3 Month USD Swap Rate
BADLARPP    Argentina Badlar Floating Rate Notes   LIBOR03M    3 Month USD-LIBOR     
Other Abbreviations:                  
ABS    Asset-Backed Security   CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation   PIK    Payment-in-Kind
ALT    Alternate Loan Trust   CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation   TBA    To-Be-Announced
BABs    Build America Bonds   DAC    Designated Activity Company   TBD    To-Be-Determined
BBR    Bank Bill Rate   EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate   TBD%    Interest rate to be determined when loan settles
BBSW    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate   LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate     


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

  (a)

The principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial & accounting officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the 1940 Act is attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PIMCO Corporate & Income Strategy Fund

 

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                  
Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: December 21, 2018
By: /s/ Trent W. Walker                                                 
Trent W. Walker
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: December 21, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/ Peter G. Strelow                                                  
Peter G. Strelow
President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: December 21, 2018
By: /s/ Trent W. Walker                                                  
Trent W. Walker
Treasurer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
Date: December 21, 2018